Inequality in education in Paraguay
Paraguay: Inequality in education was 0.1473 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality in education in Paraguay, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Paraguay is 0.1473, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Paraguay peaked at 0.1473 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1196, in 2015.
That places Paraguay 83rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1258 | 0.1196 | 0.1332 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1473 | 0.1473 | 0.1473 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,694 (2012)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.42 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Paraguay?
- Inequality in education in Paraguay was 0.1473 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1473 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1196 in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for inequality in education?
- Paraguay ranks 83rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.